Tag: DE – Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar Dessau and Bernau

German lawmakers agree welfare reform to boost benefits, training; Reuters

Photo: Wolfgang Rattay

German lawmakers have agreed a welfare reform to raise unemployment benefits and help train people who are out of work, with a view to addressing a skills shortage in Europe’s largest economy.

Source: German lawmakers agree welfare reform to boost benefits, training

100 years since the founding of the Bauhaus art school and movement: “A New Era”; Sybille Fuchs; WSWS

The question arises: what was so special about this school, which existed for just 14 years (1919-1933) and was forced to change its location three times in Germany due to the hostile reaction of conservative and nationalist forces?

Source: 100 years since the founding of the Bauhaus art school and movement: “A New Era”